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ROTARY HAND FAN. (Application me@ one. 2s, 1699.)

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES ALBANY BONFIGLIO AND LOUIS BOURQUIN., OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA,ASSIGNORS TO VINCENT GRAY, `OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 652,241, dated June 26,190Q. Application ned october 2s, 1899. sena No. 735,047. uit man.)

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Be it known that We, J AMES ALBANY BON- FIcLIo and Louis B'OURQUIN,citizens of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish ofOrleans and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and useful RotaryHand- Fan, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rotary fans, and more particularly to thatclass of such fans Which are adapted to beheld in the hand, the objectof the invention Ybeing to provide an improved fan of this class capableof being rapidly and continuously rotated by compression of the hand inwhich it is held in Which the fan-blades are protected when in use by acage and in which the blades and cage may be folded into a reducedcompass When not in use.

With this object in view the invention consists in the improvedconstruction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of sucha fan, which Will now be fully described, the particular points ofnovelty being specifically set forth in the appended claims.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which the invention mostnearly appertains to make and use the same, We Will now proceed todescribe its construction and operation, reference being' had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in Which- Figure 1 is a rearperspective View of a fan constructed in accordance with this invention.Fig. 2 is a view, partly in section and partly in elevation, showing thetrain of gearing,

one side of its frame, and parts of the fanblades, other parts beingshown in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view on the planeindicated by the broken lines 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. et is a detailperspective View of the main supporting-shaft of the cage detached. Fig.5 is a detail view of the upper end of the operating-handle in twopositions. Fig. 6 is a view in elevation of the end of the fan-shaftwith one fan-blade thereon. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective View of thefan-shaft detached. Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 6 with all of-thefan-blades on the shaft and in their folded or closed position. Fig. 9is a similar View With the fan-blades spread open. Referring to thedrawings by numerals, 8

indicates a handle to which is secured a metal plate 9, Which, With aduplicate plate 10 and connecting cross-bars 11 and 12, forms theframework in' which is supported a train of gearing comprising thefan-shaft 13, carrying a lantern-pinion 14, engaged by a gear-wheel 15on a shaft 16, carrying a lantern-pinion 17, engaged by a gear-Wheel 18on a shaft 19, carA ryiug a lantern-pinion 20, engaged by a gearwheel 21on a shaft 22, driven by a spring 23, secured at its inner end to saidshaft and at its outer end to the cross-bar 12. The gear- Wheel 21 isloose on the shaft 22 and is provided With a pawl 24, held by a spring25 in engagement with a ratchet-wheel 26, rigidly secured on the shaft',so that when the shaft is turned in one direction by the spring it willrevolve the gear-Wheel; but when turned in the opposite direction toWind the spring the gear-Wheel will not be turned.

Secured to the shaft 22 is a crank-arm 27, to which is pivotallyconnected a bar 28, projecting from a second handle 29, slotted at itsinner end, as at 30, and slidably pivoted ou the cross-bar 11, workingin an annular groove 31 in the cross-bar, as specifically shown in Fig.5.

The fan-shaft 13 is provided with a disk or collar 32 outside of theframe of the gearing, from which projects an eccentricalIy-located pin33, and the vouter end of the shaft is threaded, as at 34, to receive amilled nut 35.

36, 37and 38 indicate the fanblades, which are each provided at itsinner end With a disk or hub 39, having a central opening 40 to fit uponthe shaft, the periphery of each hub being cut away, as at 11. Thecut-away portion is on the arc of a circle which includes the pin 33, sothat the movement of the fanblades is limited by the extent of suchcutaway portion. In the construction of the blades these portions are socut away that the end of the movement of each blade in one direction isat the proper point to bring the blades into coincidence, as in Fig. 8,in which positions the blades are folded into the lateral space of oneblade, and atA the end of their 'movement in the opposite direction theblades are extended in a proper position for use, as in Fig. 9, theopposite end walls of each cut-away portion serving as stops when IOOthey contact with the pin 33. By turning up the milled nut 35 againstthe blades they are rigidly secured in either position, being clampedthereby between the nutand the disk or collar 32.

The fan is inclosed in a cage` composed of wire bails 42, pivotallysecured at one end upon an extension of the cross-bar l1 and at theopposite end upon a bolt or threaded pin 43, the hails being connectedby chains 44, one section of which is provided with ahook 45, wherebytwo adjacent hails at the top may be disconnected and those on theopposite sides folded down so as to occupy less space for convenienceand economy in storage or transportation.

In the operation of the fan the spring is normally Wound up far enoughto exert a continuous pull on the gearing to rotate the fan, but is heldagainst rotation bythe crankarm and its connection with bar 28 andhandle 2Q.V So long as handle 29 is permitted to move outward the fanwill rotate, and this outward movement is limited by the connection justdescribed. Vhen the handle 29 is pressed inward the crank-arm is moved,causi ing the shaft 22 to move backward and the spring to be furtherwound up. When the hand le is released, the spring rotates the shaft 22and the fan through the train of gearing until the outward limit ofmovement of the handle is reached, when it may again be pressed inwardas often as desired to cause continued rotation of the fan. The fan willcontinueits rotation during the inward movements of the handle. rigidwith the bar 28 must move longitudinally onrits pivot as it isoscillatedthereon, and this motion is provided for, as before decrihed, by itsnotched orforked pivotal end, as illustrated in Fig. 5, the handlepivotal connection being shown on the right hand of said igure at theend of the inward movement and on the left at the end of the outwardmovement. As the handle turns shaft 22 during the inward movement thepawl 24 slides backward over the teeth of the ratchetwheel, engagingother teeth and preventing any interference with the forward movement ofthe trai n' of gearing.

By means of the .construction described We have provided for thecontinuous rotation of the fan, the compact folding of the fan-blad esinto small compass, and the folding of the cage. The mechanism issimple, cheap, durable, and effective, and the complete device light inweight and neat in appearance.

Having thus fully described the invention, what We claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1.,In a rotary hand-fan, the combination The handle 29 being` with aframe and a train of gearing therein comprising a fan-shaft and aspring-impelled" shaft, of a handle fixed to the frame, a handleslidably pivoted to the frame, a rigid bar projecting laterally from themovable handle, and a crank-arm rigidly fixed to the springshaft and pivotally connected to the laterally- .projecting bar, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a rotary hand-fan, the combination with a frame and a train ofgearing therein comprising a fan-shaft and a spring-impelled shaft, of ahandle Xed to the frame, a crossbar in the frame, a handle having aforked inner end embracing said cross-bar as a pivot and slidablethereon, a rigid bar on the lastnamed handle, and a crank-arm rigidlysecured on thespring-shaft and pivotally connected to thelaterally-projecting bar, Asubstantially as described.

3. In a rotary hand-fan, the combination With a train of gearing in aframe and cornprising a fan-shaft at one end and a springimpelled shaftat the other, of a iixed handle, a loose gear-wheel of the train on thespringshaft, a ratchet-wheel rigid on the springshaft, al spring-pawl onthe loose gear-wheel engaging the ratchetwheel,a crank-arm fixed on thespring-shaft, a handle slidably pivoted to the frame, and a rigid barprojecting from the handle and pivotally connected to the crank-arm,substantially as described.

4. In a rotary hand-fan, the combination with the fan-shaft, of a collaror disk Alined thereon, an eccentrically-located pin projectingoutwardly from said disk and parallel with the shaft, a series offan-blades pivotally mounted on the shaft outside of the disk andprovided with curved spaces in the same arc as the pin, and means forclamping the blades to the disk or collar, substantially as described.

51 In a rotary hand-fan, the combination with the fan-shaft, of a collaror disk fixed thereon, an eccentricaliy-located pin projecting outwardlyfrom said disk and parallel with the shaft, a series of fan-bladespivotally mounted on the shaft outside of the disk and provided withcurved spaces in the same arc as the pin, and having end walls whichserve, by contact Withthe pin, to limit 'the pivotal movement of thefan-blades on the shaft to the space between their folded and spreadpositions, and a clamp-nut on the shaft for rigidly securing the bladesin either adjustment, substantially as described.

JAMES ALBANY BONFiGLIO. LOUIS BOURQUN. iVitnesses:

J. Gnoss, EDWARD Gnoss.

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